Burger King's green Halloween bun is clinically proven to give you nightmares
Brand carried out sleep studies on people after eating the 'Nightmare King'
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Burger King's Halloween campaign this year revolves around a special green bun called the "Nightmare King" that the brand has proven--well, sort of--will give you nightmares.
The burger, as well as the green sesame seed bun, contain innocent-sounding ingredients such as savory flame-grilled beef, chicken fillet, melted American cheese, thick cut bacon, creamy mayonnaise, and onions, but a film by agency David Miami suggests they're anything but.
It details how the brand carried out sleep studies on 100 participants at a sleep and neuro clinic in Florida, showing that the people were 3.5 times more likely to have nightmares after eating the burger. ("Someone in my dream turned into the burger," relates one woman-- somewhat chillingly.)
While we can't be certain that the bad dreams aren't simply the aftermath of eating something atypically green, having wires fixed to your scalp and sleeping in a hospital bed attached to machines, it's certainly an original Halloween idea. Plus, people can also order the burger to be delivered to their door via Postmates--making it an unusual Halloween gift. It will be available for a limited time beginning October 22, for $6.39.
Credits
- Date
- Oct 18, 2018
- Client :
- Burger King
- Agency :
- David-Miami
- Managing Director/Global COO :
- Paulo Fogaca
- Executive Creative Director :
- Ricardo Casal
- Executive Creative Director :
- Juan Javier Peña Plaza
- Senior Art Director :
- Jean Zamprogno
- Senior Copywriter :
- Fernando Pellizzaro
- Art Director :
- Andy Tamayo
- Copywriter :
- Nellie Santee
- Copywriter :
- Alexander Allen
- Creative Coordinator :
- Cristina Cornejo Ayala
- Head of Global Production :
- Veronica Beach
- Senior Producer :
- Carlos Torres
- Producer :
- Kelly Allen
- Associate Producer :
- Brenda Osorno
- Senior Business Affairs Manager :
- Barbara Karalis
- Head of Account Management :
- Carmen Rodriguez
- Account Director :
- Stefane Rosa
- Global Chief Marketing Officer :
- Fernando Machado
- Head of Global Brand Marketing :
- Marcelo Pascoa
- Sr. Brand Manager of Global Marketing :
- Rogelio Magana
- Clinical Study :
- Florida Sleep & Neuro Diagnostic Services, Inc.
- Clinical Study :
- Dr. Jose Gabriel Medina
- Clinical Study :
- Gina Peralta
- Clinical Study :
- Paramount Trials
- Clinical Study :
- Dr. Julian Mesa
- Survey Research :
- Goldforest Inc.
- Photographer :
- Ale Burset
- Post Production :
- Diego Speroni
- Production House :
- F16 PRODUCCIONES S.L.
- Executive Producer :
- Marcela Moracci
- Chief of Production :
- Isabel Fuertes
- Director :
- Fro Rojas
- Executive Producer :
- Debbie Margolis Horwitz
- Director of Photography :
- Adolfo Ferro
- Production Manager :
- Gabby Crohn
- Director :
- Kevan Bean
- Producer :
- Sarah Colpitts
- Food Stylist :
- Nir Adar
- Edit Company :
- Cosmo Street Editorial
- Editor :
- Jeff Grippe
- Assistant Editor :
- Andrew Corrales
- Producer :
- Kacie Gomez
- Executive Producer :
- Yvette Cobarrubias
- Radio Audio Post :
- Beacon Street Studios
- Mixer :
- Amber Tisue
- Mix Assistant :
- Aaron Cornacchio
- Senior Mix Producer :
- Kate Vadnais
- Design Studio :
- jkr
- Senior Vice President :
- Brooke Scher Morgan
- Director :
- Adrianna Lauricella
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